OSH13: CampBacon Starts To Sizzle - Opening Day Tomorrow!

The AirPigz mobile on the corner of the CampBacon compound at OSH13

 My original plan of heading up to Hartford Wisconsin on the Friday before OSH13 for the staging of the aircraft participating in the round engine rodeo at Oshkosh sorta fell apart when I got there and found out the staging had been cancelled. No worries tho, Oshkosh was just about an hour north so I headed on up and got the AirPigz mobile on the hallowed CampBacon soil!

 The weather has been cool with low-ish ceilings for most of the time since I've arrived, and along with some weather issues on incoming routes, the aircraft count is a bit low, but there was a steady stream of arrivals thru the day here on Sunday. The campground is packed with avgeeks and the weather forecast is looking pretty great for the coming week. It looks like it will be a fabulous Oshkosh. 

Joe Lienau from northern Illinois in the BD-4 he built in 1982 - 30 years ago!

 I made a run down the flightline on Saturday morning to see what was here... turns out at that point that there wasn't much yet. However, I really enjoyed seeing this early-arriving BD-4 and especially enjoyed talking with its builder/owner Joe Lienau. It was built in 1982 and is still a great looking airplane, and like all BD-4's it's a pretty fast flying machine too. 180 mph cruise on 180hp and room for four on the inside.

Joe doing what owner/builders do at Oshkosh... talk about the airplane he built!

 The picture of the BD-4 above with a wide angle lens really accentuates the look that the BD-4 has droopy wings, but I asked Joe and he said it's really an allusion, the wing is really straight. Spending 15 minutes talking with a homebuilt builder like Joe is always great fun and I highly recommend it!

 More OSH13 coming soon.